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how often should my baby eat?

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I have a almost 10 month old daughter and a lot of babies her age are not taking the bottle as often as her. She takes 5-6oz of formula every three hours(maybe four) and sometimes she wont even want to finish 5oz of formula. I feed her baby food three times a day also. She is very little (only 16lbs.), but the docotor isn't worried. What can i do to make her wait longer or is it okay to eat this often at her age? Thanks for the help.

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my daughter is 8 months old and i feed her about every 4 hrs. She eats about 2to 2.5 oz of baby food and drinks a bottle after that. she drinks mostly 4 oz but sometimes 5oz. I to feed her solids 3 times a day. She is almost 17lbs now. i understand you are concern about her weight but if the dr. thinks she is fine then I wouldnt be concerned. Besides you dont want to force a baby to eat more if they are full. I would stick to feeding her every 4 hrs unless she gives you cues earlier that she is hungry.

definitely feed your baby every other two bottles. So a time frame of your baby eating every 3 hrs. My Daughter is 5 months old and she eats 6 ounces every 3 hrs, we feed her every 9 hrs baby cereal and baby food, And a 4ounce bottle, So she can wash down her food. the best thing for new parents is learning from your baby. it can be very difficult at times, Setup a schedule for her or him, just remember that if you break your scheduling for your baby she will be thrown off, and she'll cry. so that means don't freak out and call your pediatrician. trust me!! Well my wife and I went on a trip and Our little Ava Was way off on her sleeping pattern. we honestly started to worry, well then we figured out that it was 10 Min's past her bed time and laughed..... Our baby was very colic and she still is just a little. We looked on Internet for help, it was very useful. So Onto the 6th month they say that she should be gone from all that colic. Hope i was some help
P.S My baby hates Squash.

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